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Spiritually Rooted Social Justice: A Case Study of Holistic Care at IMAN
The Inner-City Muslim Action Network’s (IMAN) work and vision are driven by Islam’s emphasis on mercy, compassion, service, and justice as transformative forces for positive social change. This presentation will tell the story of how our cache of multidisciplinary programs seeks to address domestic violence, interpersonal violence and community violence through the lens of spirituality, creative arts, holistic healing, and power-building within impacted communities. We will share an overview of our organization’s programs along with practical tools and important insights from our work as it has developed over time with an emphasis on trauma-informed and culturally responsive principles and how we are working to improve the lives of survivors of violence, as well as those who participate in acts of violence.
Methodology
- Case Study
- Qualitative Data (client/community/staff success stories)
- Quantitative Data (racial/ethnic/socioeconomic profiles of clients/community; data on number of clients served and services received)
- Discussion
Objectives:
- Analyze DV/IPV and community violence programming using IMAN as a case study
- Compare specific Islamic values to more general principles of justice and healing
- Demonstrate integrative approaches for addressing violence within a number of disciplines
Outcomes
- Participants will be able to develop innovative programs that promote cognitive, behavioral and structural change
- Participants will be able to apply best practices for addressing the needs of both survivors and people who inflict harm
- Participants will be able to assess the trauma-informed practices and cultural responsiveness of their current work
Shannon McCray - Presenter
Shannon McCray (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor based in Chicago, Illinois and holds two master’s degrees: one in African American Studies and another in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Shannon is the Director of Behavioral Health at the Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN), where her professional work addresses the intersections of mental health, racial trauma, community violence, childhood adverse experiences and organizing for social change–all of which are her clinical interests. Additionally, Shannon is a professional consultant and facilitates training/professional development workshops for other professionals that are gender-responsive, trauma-informed, socially just, and culturally responsive.
Mariam Ideis - Presenter
Case Manager, Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)
Mariam Ideis (she/her) has received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Health Education. Her mission is to educate and empower disenfranchised communities. Mariam has spent nearly a decade working with survivors of domestic violence and is passionate about breaking the cycle of violence for future generations. Mariam is a bilingual Case Manager at Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) where she works to connect community members of the South Side of Chicago with resources, empowering individuals to have the tools needed to face the socio-economic needs identified. On a weekly basis, she assists patients in the field with IMAN’s Mobile Unit along with working directly with IMAN’s Health Center providers and Behavioral Health team. She has brought her city wide connections to IMAN, bringing intersectional resources for a community that requires holistic and complex needs. Through her patient forward care, she has become a beacon in the community that she serves, by building a rapport with the community and has established a trust with the patients that she serves.
